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by originalvichy 57 days ago
I wonder if they will finally let you use past chats without having to turn on the data sharing, since it’s possible to store chat context on disk. (No chance).
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It was always possible to store it in the browser’s localStorage, so…
It wasn't even the local-ness so much. Even if they stored at remotely it would be okay like ChatGPT or Claude but unlike the others for a long time the only way to let it store history on their servers was also allowing them to train on it. I haven't checked if it's changed.
Google does not let you store your home and work address without storing everywhere you go on Google Maps. So indeed, no chance.
It still would need to go to the cloud so you can see the chat from another device logged in to the same user.
it's not the best but I have a whole other account just for gemini. It's valuable to keep that context.